Quickie

INT. DAY. WORKSHOP.

CLOSE UP OF A MAN AND A MECHANIC LOOKING INTO A RIDE-ON LAWNMOWER ENGINE.

MAN: Brand new, would you believe, two bloody grands worth.

MECHANIC: Hmmm, I never buy new machinery. (BEAT) Everything seems in working order, could be an electrical fault.

MAN: Electrical? (shakes head)

MECHANIC: Ah-ha. I know what it is now.

PULL BACK TO REVEAL A CORPSE SITTING ON LAWNMOWER.

MECHANIC: Its your dead man's handle.

MECHANIC PULLS DOWN A LEVER WHICH CORPSE'S HAND IS ATTACHED TO.

MAN STARTS MOWER AND SITTING ON CORPSE, DRIVES OFF.

Nice idea, but not really sure if the pay off works.

Why would the leg on the pedal not make it work?

Could be a cut off switch. Will need further thought, thanks.

Not sure the last line adds anything...I'd finish on the line before

Thanks

Heh heh. I think it would be funnier if the corpse had a lever in the middle of its forehead.